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in bethesda part of rockville pike will be closed between 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. tomorrow. one northbound and one southbound lane will close around cedar lane. then starting at 9:00 a.m. one southbound lane will be closed between straesmore avenue and cedar cross lane. >>> it wouldn't be a weekend without some work on metro. buses will replace trains on the blue and orange lines while the rosslyn and arlington cemetery stations are closed. trains will single track on the red line between twinbrook and grovener. >>> the latest jobs report today shows more businesses are hiring but the unemployment rate is up. what does it mean for the presidential campaign? that's tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> for the first time since superstorm sandy hit new york the skyline is expected to be lit up tonight. mayor michael bloomberg says utility companies are hoping to have electricity restored to most of manhattan by mid night but more than 3 million people along the eastern seaboard are still in the dark. in maryland we learned of a third death from the storm today after a man died
in bethesda part of rockville pike will be closed between 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. tomorrow. one northbound and one southbound lane will close around cedar lane. then starting at 9:00 a.m. one southbound lane will be closed between straesmore avenue and cedar cross lane. >>> it wouldn't be a weekend without some work on metro. buses will replace trains on the blue and orange lines while the rosslyn and arlington cemetery stations are closed. trains will single track on the red line...
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. >> reporter: at north bethesda middle school in montgomery county, most had decided how they would vote before coming to the polls. >> marriage is a sacred initution. a man and woman come together to create a child. additional children may come their way. i think that's what god intended. jr. joel and emily robins brought their 16 daughter with them. >> i voted for it. i don't see anything wrong with it. i have friends and i'm sure they would like to get married one day. >> reporter: maryland polls close at 8:00. this is chris gordon live in baltimore. news4. back to you. >> thank you. a live look at a p their ballots. we'll break it all down. >>> a look at the lines it is a currently is in bailey's cross roads in fairfax county, virginia. throughout the day the lines have been quite long. poll in virginia open for another 30 minutes or so. they close at 7:00 tonight. in maryland and the district, the poll will close at 8:00. we'll have much more election coverage throughout the evening right here on news4. it continues on 30 minutes on air and on inning washington.com. >>> online,
. >> reporter: at north bethesda middle school in montgomery county, most had decided how they would vote before coming to the polls. >> marriage is a sacred initution. a man and woman come together to create a child. additional children may come their way. i think that's what god intended. jr. joel and emily robins brought their 16 daughter with them. >> i voted for it. i don't see anything wrong with it. i have friends and i'm sure they would like to get married one day....
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. >> suzanne kennedy is live in bethesda. >> the virginia state board of elections says the voter turnout will be higher than year -- this year than it was in 2008. in maryland, early voting members were double what they were in the last general election. the big question tonight, which presidential candidate benefits from this high voter turnout? in virginia, of voting today meant waiting in extremely long lines. >> this is the highest voter turnout i have ever seen. >> at arlington fire station, it stretched well into the men morning. be patient voters stood and waited for more than two hours. >> the last time i voted, it was a 30 minute wait. >> i have already been in line well over an hour. >> a record-setting 139 million people voted in the 2008 presidential election. today may exceed that historic number. the big winner today will be determined by the size of the voter turnout. >> if it comes close to 2008 levels, that will be strong for president obama. mitt romney voters tend to be more enthusiastic. >> in montgomery county, this short line was deceiving. ensign people waited in l
. >> suzanne kennedy is live in bethesda. >> the virginia state board of elections says the voter turnout will be higher than year -- this year than it was in 2008. in maryland, early voting members were double what they were in the last general election. the big question tonight, which presidential candidate benefits from this high voter turnout? in virginia, of voting today meant waiting in extremely long lines. >> this is the highest voter turnout i have ever seen. >>...
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. >> reporter: at bethesda middle school, most voters came to the polls with their minds made up. >> i voted against question 6. and the reason is that i believe that the state shouldn't be defining changing the definition of marriage. it was intended to be a man and a woman and that's the way it should stay. >> i have two daughters. both of whom are getting married this year. one is marrying a man and one is marrying a woman. and i strongly believe that my daughter who is marrying a woman should have the same civil rights as my daughter who is marrying a man. >> reporter: in six states and the district of columbia where same sex marriage is legal, it was enacted by lawmakers or authorized by the courts. here in maryland, the voters will decide the definition of marriage looking to the future. live in baltimore tonight. chris gordon, news4. >>> maryland isn't the only state voting on same sex marriage today. it is one of four that could change the national landscape for gay and lesbian couples. right now, gay marriage is legal in six states and also legal in the district. tonight vot
. >> reporter: at bethesda middle school, most voters came to the polls with their minds made up. >> i voted against question 6. and the reason is that i believe that the state shouldn't be defining changing the definition of marriage. it was intended to be a man and a woman and that's the way it should stay. >> i have two daughters. both of whom are getting married this year. one is marrying a man and one is marrying a woman. and i strongly believe that my daughter who is...
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no problems between college park and bethesda. >>> all right. well, a lot of people in the district have complained that pedocameras are just to make money for the d.c. government. so this morning the mayor will announce some changes. he will speak at the mayor's press briefing room at city hall along with the police chief and transportation officials. the speed cameras automatly fine drivers and have brought in an estimated $85 million this fiscal year. >> the people have smoken and maybe we'll hear what they're having to say. >>> coming up next we'll go to fox business net work in new york. >> it's not a poll but a crucial number coming out later this morning could have a big impact on the presidential election. the latest jobs report will be released later on this morning. it's the last one before the election. we'll take a closer look at what could come out of it when fox 5 morning news continues. i was suddenly, 60 years old. i had no health care. mainly i was thinking about my family. how am i going to take care of my family. he promised u
no problems between college park and bethesda. >>> all right. well, a lot of people in the district have complained that pedocameras are just to make money for the d.c. government. so this morning the mayor will announce some changes. he will speak at the mayor's press briefing room at city hall along with the police chief and transportation officials. the speed cameras automatly fine drivers and have brought in an estimated $85 million this fiscal year. >> the people have smoken...
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you will find the top stretch of the beltway behaving nicely traveling between college park and bethesda. eastbound along 66, no trouble spots to report here at nutley street. traffic rolling freely as you continue in from vienna headed toward the capital beltway. al no issues reported right now. this is inbound new york avenue approaching bladensburg road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> it is official. president obama has been re- elected to a second term as our anything's leader. >> beating out mitt romney with a significant margin in both the popular and electoral votes. here is fox 5's melanie alnwick live in the newsroom this morning with the story. good morning to you. >> mitt romney's campaign knew they really had to thread the needle if they were going to win. florida, virginia, ohio, all crucial but in the end, most of the toss-up states went in the president's favor. exit polls showed six in 10 voter said the economy was the key issue for them and a majority felt president obama was more in touch with people like them. as results from ohio and very
you will find the top stretch of the beltway behaving nicely traveling between college park and bethesda. eastbound along 66, no trouble spots to report here at nutley street. traffic rolling freely as you continue in from vienna headed toward the capital beltway. al no issues reported right now. this is inbound new york avenue approaching bladensburg road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> it is official. president obama has been re- elected to a second term...
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on october the 21st, a woman was on the trail in bethesda when she was attacked. the suspect is about six feet tall and has short brown hair. recognize that guy? call the cops. >>> and we have also learned that another woman was groped. this time in the springfield area. it happened on thursday afternoon in the 7200 block of commerce street. this is the 8th groping reported there in the last couple of months. the woman says she screamed when the pervert grabbed her and then he took off running. take a look at this sketch from the previous attack. the most recent victim says that this man, he does resemble the man who grabbed her. anita? >>> think your baby is adorable? who doesn't. well one guy says his daughter is down-right ugly and blames the mom. he even took her to court. this is a story that you've got to hear. >>> and this train is just a chugging along. you know what's going to happen and you know that you still want to see it. join us after the break. >>> when babies are first born, they are not always super cute. >> no, not always. but every parent think
on october the 21st, a woman was on the trail in bethesda when she was attacked. the suspect is about six feet tall and has short brown hair. recognize that guy? call the cops. >>> and we have also learned that another woman was groped. this time in the springfield area. it happened on thursday afternoon in the 7200 block of commerce street. this is the 8th groping reported there in the last couple of months. the woman says she screamed when the pervert grabbed her and then he took off...
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that's the latest from bethesda. now to steve hershorn for the commute. >> we start with 66 eastbound towards the roosevelt bridge, springfield, looks pretty good right now towards the springfield interchange. here is 66 at the roosevelt bridge. inside the beltway and outside starting off well with. no with the beltway at new hampshire avenue, waiting for delays to build on this friday, but we are in good shape so far. outer loop between college park and silver spring, moving very smoothly. you should find everything open. now to the springfield interchange. northbound 95 from dale city to springfield, a little heavier now in all lanes but no incidents. 395 still good for all the way through to the 14th street bridge. back to you. >> thank you. 5:13. get ready for delays on metro this weekend. >> orange line trains will not run between foggy bottom and courthouse. trains will not run between foggy bottom and pentagon. that 10:00 tonight until closing on sunday. shuttle buses will be available. -- blue line trains wil
that's the latest from bethesda. now to steve hershorn for the commute. >> we start with 66 eastbound towards the roosevelt bridge, springfield, looks pretty good right now towards the springfield interchange. here is 66 at the roosevelt bridge. inside the beltway and outside starting off well with. no with the beltway at new hampshire avenue, waiting for delays to build on this friday, but we are in good shape so far. outer loop between college park and silver spring, moving very...
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already 39 up in gaithersburg and 42 bethesda and 43 in laurel and 44 in college park. so not a direct hit. breezy and cold tonight. dry morning commute. some afternoon rain. possibly some wet snow late. better chance for snow actually tomorrow night. and a much higher impact at the store. where we could have the winds of 40 to 50 miles an hour and again this is a pretty big amount of real estate for yet a storm to do this in the wake of sandy. it is insult to injury for the friends up in the north. tonight becoming mostly cloudy and breezy and cold. 32 to about 40 and winds now north northeast at 10 to 15. nothing crazy windy tonight. now tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy breezy and cold. i think it will be dry. but grab your jacket and your umbrella for later in the day. temperatures in the 30s to around 40. by afternoon, windy and cold. some rain. more to the east and wet flakes possible. highs only 40 to 45. and winds north-northwest at 10 to 20 and gusting. next three days our 9 weather alerts will be yellow that makes sense, then green green. 44 tomorrow. got the no
already 39 up in gaithersburg and 42 bethesda and 43 in laurel and 44 in college park. so not a direct hit. breezy and cold tonight. dry morning commute. some afternoon rain. possibly some wet snow late. better chance for snow actually tomorrow night. and a much higher impact at the store. where we could have the winds of 40 to 50 miles an hour and again this is a pretty big amount of real estate for yet a storm to do this in the wake of sandy. it is insult to injury for the friends up in the...
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between the college o bethesda,ading t after nine -- after colesville road. in davidson vote from the john hampton highway, 424, accident activity on the right side. and continuing across the crash fromaring a side.ght northbound 95, accident cleanup continues. that was along the right side as well. you.to >> thank you. 6:50 right now. our thursday express is next. up of today'sd top stories. what you need to know before you walk out the door. first, a quick check on your forecast. >> 6:52. up with a lotrt .oundup of today's top stories is first iner stafford virginia. >> good morning. connecting and multi-state manhunt looking for the man theyart, responsible for three attacks. pipe bomb the first happening in frederick two others happening here in stafford. isey believe laurence stewart armed and dangerous. into virginiang pennsylvania and ohio. be driving aould or a whitei accent, nissan alt hammad. toone with information asked contact police. with the presidential race a final adds, it today. most recent polls showing the a slight lead in battleground sta
between the college o bethesda,ading t after nine -- after colesville road. in davidson vote from the john hampton highway, 424, accident activity on the right side. and continuing across the crash fromaring a side.ght northbound 95, accident cleanup continues. that was along the right side as well. you.to >> thank you. 6:50 right now. our thursday express is next. up of today'sd top stories. what you need to know before you walk out the door. first, a quick check on your forecast....
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like to see this through bethesda, no troubles here. looking good 95 and 270. back to you. >> 5:21 right now. a new laptop uses google's own operating system. >> and a new video game brings back a popular action hero. abc's rob nelson has more. >> in today's "tech bytes," election night goes viral, as the election was called last night, twitter's traffic spiked at more than 327,000 tweets per minute and more than half a million people have retweeted the president's celebratory message, the most retweeted message ever. after a five-year hiatus, master chief is back, the halo super soldier returns in "halo 4," a game which went on sale yesterday. more than 46 million halo games have been sold since the series began. and samsung's latest laptop may give tablets a cost for the money. it has a full keyboard, track board, and runs google docs. >> the big news here is that this is a $249 laptop. this is huge news. i mean it's $80 less than the new ipad mini. >> the code book goes on sale this week. i'm rob nelson. oh! green mountain coffee! how do you always have my f
like to see this through bethesda, no troubles here. looking good 95 and 270. back to you. >> 5:21 right now. a new laptop uses google's own operating system. >> and a new video game brings back a popular action hero. abc's rob nelson has more. >> in today's "tech bytes," election night goes viral, as the election was called last night, twitter's traffic spiked at more than 327,000 tweets per minute and more than half a million people have retweeted the president's...
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i went 50 on thanksgiving day and 62 on friday. >> the turkey chase 5k in bethesda. before the dinner, what do you say? >> no, thank you. >> no, thank you? >>> in this week's high school football profile, a team that once had a lofty reputation but then lost its way. >> northwest high school has now battled the long road back. >> how the jaguars did it. >> guys, first let me give it up to our high school staff. back in september, they produced this magazine, called prime magazine, in concert with usa today, and predicted northwest high school in german town would be a sleeper team, and they were correct. they're 8-and-3 and playing in the regional finals. here's more on how the jags got there. >> reporter: northwest high school in german town has come a long way since mike's first year here as head coach two years ago. >> what was the record like when you came here? >> 1-and-9. >> reporter: now they're a play-off team. what's the reason for the turnaround? >> we were really undisciplined, didn't really know how to win. but like last year we started learning how to wi
i went 50 on thanksgiving day and 62 on friday. >> the turkey chase 5k in bethesda. before the dinner, what do you say? >> no, thank you. >> no, thank you? >>> in this week's high school football profile, a team that once had a lofty reputation but then lost its way. >> northwest high school has now battled the long road back. >> how the jaguars did it. >> guys, first let me give it up to our high school staff. back in september, they produced this...
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. >>> in tonight's food alert, roaches on a meat slicer at a white table cloth restaurant in bethesda. >> here's investigative reporter russ ptacek. >> reporter: everywhere we go, we ask the same question. can we take a look right now at your kitchen? right now means different things to different people. at this chinese restaurant in wheaton they told us they had cleaned up the violation and we could look for ourselves if we'd just wait a couple of minutes. then there was a flurry of activity at the hanging duck. >> it's been over 10 minutes now. >> reporter: they were cleaning up. >> we're now over 20 minutes. customers continued to order carry out. >> i ordered duck. >> reporter: you had duck today? >> i had a duck and the pig. >> reporter: are you going to eat it? >> don't know. >> reporter: over 36 minutes later they're telling us we can thou go in and take a look at the kitchen. when we got in the kitchen, the drain was still covered with debris and the floor was so wet, we couldn't identify the mush we found but health inspectors cited mice droppings, heavily soiled equipment, a
. >>> in tonight's food alert, roaches on a meat slicer at a white table cloth restaurant in bethesda. >> here's investigative reporter russ ptacek. >> reporter: everywhere we go, we ask the same question. can we take a look right now at your kitchen? right now means different things to different people. at this chinese restaurant in wheaton they told us they had cleaned up the violation and we could look for ourselves if we'd just wait a couple of minutes. then there was a...
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on the other side, bethesda chevy chase. put together three winning seasons. they did it this year, they're hungry and ready to get some stuff done. last year they got bounced early from the playoffs and this time they're trying to make a statement. no better time than the present to do it. >> this is everything that we've been dreaming about. this is friday night lights, all the movies we watched "remember the titans." pl pl playoff game, biggest in school history. i want to come back and see our name in the atrium. like the 1950s guys are still up. that's like exciting. if we get success, this is where it started. >> reporter: when you think about winning and football, bethesda chevy chase high school doesn't ring a bell. when you hear about the '50s guys, you would have to refer to '57, '58 and '59. the last time they had three straight winning seasons. this group has done it. highlighted by a win over cross town rival wittman, this team might make a believer out of you before it's all said and done. >> i've been a believer since off-season workouts and tur
on the other side, bethesda chevy chase. put together three winning seasons. they did it this year, they're hungry and ready to get some stuff done. last year they got bounced early from the playoffs and this time they're trying to make a statement. no better time than the present to do it. >> this is everything that we've been dreaming about. this is friday night lights, all the movies we watched "remember the titans." pl pl playoff game, biggest in school history. i want to...
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but 39 in gaithersburg. 43 bethesda but 38 up in laytonsville. low 40s great falls, fairfax and burke. 43 in arlington and 44 college park and 40 also over in bowie. so factor in the winds, well it feels like 35 in leesburg and 39 in gaithersburg. so if you're going out now, just kind of dress for the 30s if you're going to go out late, it's a tuesday night. i don't know how many people go out late on tuesday night but you never know. dress for the 20s. we're going to be dry through the week. need a jacket tonight and windchills 20s and 30s and need the jacket tomorrow. pretty much all day. so for tonight clear breezy cold. one to two blanket night. lows in the 30s and winds out of the north at 10 to 20. next three days our 9 weather alerts are green, green and green. chilly and nice on wednesday. 50. a cool but nice on thursday, 52. and still cool on friday, sunshine 54. good news about thursday and friday, not much wind. it will feel a little bit milder. next seven days, still nice on saturday. for the terps' game. temperatures in the mid 50s.
but 39 in gaithersburg. 43 bethesda but 38 up in laytonsville. low 40s great falls, fairfax and burke. 43 in arlington and 44 college park and 40 also over in bowie. so factor in the winds, well it feels like 35 in leesburg and 39 in gaithersburg. so if you're going out now, just kind of dress for the 30s if you're going to go out late, it's a tuesday night. i don't know how many people go out late on tuesday night but you never know. dress for the 20s. we're going to be dry through the week....
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they're protesting the imprisonment of bethesda resident alan gross. he's serving a 15-year sentence on charges he was trying to undermine the cuban government. he said he was only trying to provide internet service to cuba's small jewish community. >>> homeland security secretary janet napolitano visited new york city on sunday and toured staten island. right now thousands remain pout power and -- remain without power and are in shelters two weeks after the storm hit. fema is committed to helping everyone in the region impacted by sandy. >> the number one issue as we move forward is the housing. now finally identifying those houses susceptible to quick repair and then helping people get the quick repairs so they can get back in, begin the cleanout process and the like. >> staten island was particularly hard hit by the storm. right now nearly 67,000 customers are still without power. >>> help is on the way for new jersey residents still reeling from the storm. some local verizon employees are working on recovery effort there is. yesterday a convoy of t
they're protesting the imprisonment of bethesda resident alan gross. he's serving a 15-year sentence on charges he was trying to undermine the cuban government. he said he was only trying to provide internet service to cuba's small jewish community. >>> homeland security secretary janet napolitano visited new york city on sunday and toured staten island. right now thousands remain pout power and -- remain without power and are in shelters two weeks after the storm hit. fema is...
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as you can see volumes are light here in bethesda. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 4:55. back to you. >>> 4:39. time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> keep saying we're going to avoid the fiscal cliff but we're skiing downhill fast. >> president obama is saying we're not growing to fall off the fiscal cliff. the president told reporters he's going to work with republicans to prevent automatic spending hikes -- spending cuts and hikes taking effect at the end of the year. families making less than $250,000 a year will stay the same but insists the rich will have to pay more taxes which has been a major sticking point with republicans. investors started selling after the president spoke and that triggered another sell-off. really worried the democrats and republicans won't be able to reach across the aisles and hit a deal. the dow stands at 12,570. it fell another 185 points in trading yesterday. nasdaq was off by 37. and the s&p 500 was down by 19. >>> millions of people went on strike across europe to pro
as you can see volumes are light here in bethesda. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 4:55. back to you. >>> 4:39. time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> keep saying we're going to avoid the fiscal cliff but we're skiing downhill fast. >> president obama is saying we're not growing to fall off the fiscal cliff. the president told reporters he's going to work with republicans to prevent automatic spending hikes -- spending cuts and hikes taking...
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this is at saint mark orthodox church in river road in bethesda. they'll be serving lunch and dinner the next few days and can you get thing like beef stroganoff, borche, baklav a -- i feel like i can speak several languages all homemade and they have a takeout window river road inethes aboutda -- bethesda and this has me feeling like eating, this weather. >> no doubt. >> and let's look at the live shot. and enjoy the fact that we can see a bit. the sun is still going down after 6:00 and have our twilight. this is the weekend the time changes and by this time next week, we will have been dark for an hour and on sunday, sunset time is at 5:04. the clouds have been stubborn to leave today and they will be tomorrow. that is what we're seeing at this hour and that is an intermittent wipe on the windshield wiper and still a piece of energy rotating around the trough that has trapped our super storm sandy here. it's trying to get out of the area and is making only slow progress. there was a little bit of sunshine in far western west virginia and ohio and
this is at saint mark orthodox church in river road in bethesda. they'll be serving lunch and dinner the next few days and can you get thing like beef stroganoff, borche, baklav a -- i feel like i can speak several languages all homemade and they have a takeout window river road inethes aboutda -- bethesda and this has me feeling like eating, this weather. >> no doubt. >> and let's look at the live shot. and enjoy the fact that we can see a bit. the sun is still going down after...
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in bethesda, brianne carter. >> as we recognize veterans day, giving the gift of comfort. he was just given a new home design for the needs of the wounded warrior. jeff goldberg is in fredericksburg with this story. >> it's an incredible story. garden.riot is a quadruple amputee and he has two purple hearts for his service. severe head injury back to war in afghanistan. here now is 27-year-old marine sergeant peck arriving in his home provided by the tunnels towers organization based in providing homes for veterans injured. includes a lower height sidewalks,, why did cameras can be controlled by an ipad or iphone. he came amid recuperated after the head injury in iraq and went afghanistan we in may 2010 ied seclusion caused him lose all four limbs. >> he was beloved by all. he was one of the strongest marines i have ever met. to this day, i miss him dearly. >> this is the site of the battle here in the civil war. n still see the war trenches. he will be living here with his mother and his guard dog. be welcomed with open arms in the community. like in fredericksburg, jeff
in bethesda, brianne carter. >> as we recognize veterans day, giving the gift of comfort. he was just given a new home design for the needs of the wounded warrior. jeff goldberg is in fredericksburg with this story. >> it's an incredible story. garden.riot is a quadruple amputee and he has two purple hearts for his service. severe head injury back to war in afghanistan. here now is 27-year-old marine sergeant peck arriving in his home provided by the tunnels towers organization...
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that is it from bethesda here. me and my mustache -- can you actually even see it? people tell me i should put makeup on it to make it visible for tv. >> tea was so much. it is friday, and we are so happy. -- thank you so much. it was a debacle yesterday with the film crew and they will be out there again. you want to map your route before you head out the door. take glen road over towards falls and you can join 270 and there you are. no problems for virginia commuters as to push north. interstate 95, a quiet round. 395 to and across the 14th street bridg nd quiet. >> still to come, we will show you how hillary clinton is honoring the oh! green mountain coffee! how do you always have my favorite coffee? well, inside the brewer, there's a giant staircase. and the room is filled with all these different kinds of coffee and even hot cocoa and you'll always find your favorite. with so many choices, keurig has everyone's favorite. and i just press this button. brew what you love, simply. keurig. >> hillary clinton paid tribute to the u.s. ambassador who died in the attac
that is it from bethesda here. me and my mustache -- can you actually even see it? people tell me i should put makeup on it to make it visible for tv. >> tea was so much. it is friday, and we are so happy. -- thank you so much. it was a debacle yesterday with the film crew and they will be out there again. you want to map your route before you head out the door. take glen road over towards falls and you can join 270 and there you are. no problems for virginia commuters as to push north....
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it is late march. 46 in gaithersburg. 48 in rockville and 49 in bethesda. 49 in vienna. still 50 in fairfax and college park. so the cool weather will continue. early showers tonight. still breezy on friday. morning commute will be dry and the kids, yeah, they will need their jackets again tomorrow morning. for tonight early shower or sprinkle. now the winds are north- northwest from 10 to 15. you still need a jacket. high temperatures are around 55. the next three days, green, green, green, that's nice. breezy tomorrow, 54. 53 on saturday. we've got the walk now. get there at 9:00 a.m. as i will be there bright and early. sunday, cool, a few clouds will come in. but temperatures back to the upper 50s. the next seven days. we will clean it up. partly cloudy. temperatures are still cool. the storm should stay offshore. low 50s on wednesday and cold on thursday with highs holding in the upper 40s. we couldn't show this to you. >> you were a little busy. >> yeah. they were biking on the canal and this is taken by chris. shot on saturday, the 20th. so it is a little older. a
it is late march. 46 in gaithersburg. 48 in rockville and 49 in bethesda. 49 in vienna. still 50 in fairfax and college park. so the cool weather will continue. early showers tonight. still breezy on friday. morning commute will be dry and the kids, yeah, they will need their jackets again tomorrow morning. for tonight early shower or sprinkle. now the winds are north- northwest from 10 to 15. you still need a jacket. high temperatures are around 55. the next three days, green, green, green,...
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no problems to report on the beltway north of town between college park and silver spring and bethesda. 95 good from baltimore. live look at 270 on the southbound side where you can see the lanes are open. so nice right now. if you're heading doubt door you will be fine from frederick down to the point where the lanes divide. and roads are dry. let's go back to the maps this time on the inbound side of i- 66. manassas into centreville, fairfax lanes are open. no issues to the roosevelt bridge and northbound 395 as well. a live look at 66 and this is what it looks like at west ox road coming from vent civil tall lanes are open and i'll be back in a few minutes. but first a heads-up about major work on one of the worst bridges in our area. the bridge carrying washington boulevard over columbia pike in arlington has been rated poor by the department of transportation. so work has begun to improve the interchange and this weekend columbia pike will be closed between south quinn street and south orm street so part of the bridge can be demolished. another major project is set to finish ahead
no problems to report on the beltway north of town between college park and silver spring and bethesda. 95 good from baltimore. live look at 270 on the southbound side where you can see the lanes are open. so nice right now. if you're heading doubt door you will be fine from frederick down to the point where the lanes divide. and roads are dry. let's go back to the maps this time on the inbound side of i- 66. manassas into centreville, fairfax lanes are open. no issues to the roosevelt bridge...
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in bethesda, bruce leshan, 9news now. >>> you can help people struggling to recover from sandy with just the click of a mouse. log on to facebook and like our wusa9 page and we'll donate $1 to the american red cross. >>> this morning, former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords came face-to-face with the convicted shooter jared loughner in court yesterday. he was sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences and plus 140 years in a federal prison. he pleaded guilty several months ago to the shooting rampage in arizona. other victims spoke directly to loughner and they shared their thoughts on that experience with the cameras after sentencing. >>> in sports the awards continue to roll in for the washington nationals. three nats have won silver slugger awards for best offensive player at their position. adam laroche led all first basemen with 33 home runs and 100 rbis. ian desmond was the best shortstop with 25 home runs despite missing 32 games with a torn oblique. stephen strasburg has a battle average of .277. he hit the most doubles by a pitcher. the nationals are the only team wit
in bethesda, bruce leshan, 9news now. >>> you can help people struggling to recover from sandy with just the click of a mouse. log on to facebook and like our wusa9 page and we'll donate $1 to the american red cross. >>> this morning, former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords came face-to-face with the convicted shooter jared loughner in court yesterday. he was sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences and plus 140 years in a federal prison. he pleaded guilty several...
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trabajadores de limpieza de un hospital militar en bethesda reclaman sus sueldos.. dicen que su empleador, contratado por el gobierno federal, no les ha pagado por semanas y temen perder su dinero... maria cuenta con cada dolar de su sueldo para cubrir sus gastos...pero hace dos semanas que no recibe su cheque... "pago casa, el mortagage, el banco no espera si me paso, me cobran intereses y luego vienen los bills, las utilidades de mi casa" ella es parte de los 300- trabajadores de limpieza del hospital militar walter reed, centro medico de la naval en bethesda que estan acusando a su empleador, escab enterprises por no pagarles sus sueldos de tres semanas...el sindicato de trabajadores de limpieza, en sus siglas en ingles seiu, esta abogando por ellos... "simplemente dijeron que no tenian fondos porque el gobierno no les habia pagado, por lo tanto, los trabajadores no recibieron sus cheques y eso no solo en base sino en otros tres localidades que esta compania tiene" escab entreprises es una compaÑia contratada por gobierno el federal...estas trabajadoras dicen qu
trabajadores de limpieza de un hospital militar en bethesda reclaman sus sueldos.. dicen que su empleador, contratado por el gobierno federal, no les ha pagado por semanas y temen perder su dinero... maria cuenta con cada dolar de su sueldo para cubrir sus gastos...pero hace dos semanas que no recibe su cheque... "pago casa, el mortagage, el banco no espera si me paso, me cobran intereses y luego vienen los bills, las utilidades de mi casa" ella es parte de los 300- trabajadores de...
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my kids, they are all thinking that this sun room will be a real nice place to spend the winter in bethesda, 9news now. >> and his wife made a great call as you talk about this all the time. not to try to weather the storm on the second store. and boy, she made the right call. >> yes, it was 40 times that night and it was serious. >> people could get low and think, you know, it's not very bad here. but it takes one tree. >> it could fall after the higher gusts occur. that's another thing you don't think about. and that will be pretty sweet. let's start with a live look outside. the live weather cam. the high was only 56. now downtown we're down to 51. clear skies. look at the dew points in the teens. that's low. that is a dry air mass that you will be able to walk across the carpet tonight and shock someone or you can. north-northwest at 17 are the winds. they are still up there, gusting a little bit over to miles an hour -- over 20 miles an hour. and you can see it to the clear sky. that's good. meaning good weather for us for the next four days. still pretty good rain across maine, back i
my kids, they are all thinking that this sun room will be a real nice place to spend the winter in bethesda, 9news now. >> and his wife made a great call as you talk about this all the time. not to try to weather the storm on the second store. and boy, she made the right call. >> yes, it was 40 times that night and it was serious. >> people could get low and think, you know, it's not very bad here. but it takes one tree. >> it could fall after the higher gusts occur....
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congregations know they can bring food to the churches, bring it by the office, 9190 rockville pike in bethesda and depending don quantity of food probably get somebody to pick up at the doorstep. >> it's nonperishable in the bag right? >> canned goods and it's a chance for us to stock the food pantries. think about others and help feed the hungry neighbors. you want to feel good about yourself. >> fill if white bags, go to safeway and drop off some food. again wusa9 is a proud sponsor. brian, thank you for joining us. see you on this street this weekend. >> thank you for your service in scouting. >> absolutely, happy to do it. howard is up next with the weekend forecast. >> lots of sunshine and the nor'easter pulling away losing its influence but still breezy. gusts to near 30 miles an hour. quick look at temps before we head to breakers upper 40s and low -- break, upper 40s and low 50 now. more to the weekend. full seven day forecast when we return. >>> we've been combing through the day's daily deals emails and retailer websites to find you some deep discounts. and here are some of my thursd
congregations know they can bring food to the churches, bring it by the office, 9190 rockville pike in bethesda and depending don quantity of food probably get somebody to pick up at the doorstep. >> it's nonperishable in the bag right? >> canned goods and it's a chance for us to stock the food pantries. think about others and help feed the hungry neighbors. you want to feel good about yourself. >> fill if white bags, go to safeway and drop off some food. again wusa9 is a...
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wheaton, bethesda, down county. not seeing increases of robberies, but it's in gaithersburg and germantown, we have to focus more resources up there. i still think it's crimes of opportunity, people see somebody walking down the street, night, by themselves, an easy target. >> let me ask you about a couple of cases. female jogger sexually assaulted. what is the status? >> an ongoing investigation. this past week, a couple of days ago, we put out a composite, a drawing of the suspect in the case, and the description was a white mail in his 20s. she thought he was riding a bike. saw this individual on a bike go back and forth a couple of times looking at her, so that's the suspect in the case, so it's still under investigation. very active investigation. >> we had a tragic case last week, have you been for years shepherding an aggressive campaign on pedestrian safety. a 15-year-old on her way to high school in germantown, killed by a car that hit her. >> very tragic case. a lot of folks that think the fact that it sta
wheaton, bethesda, down county. not seeing increases of robberies, but it's in gaithersburg and germantown, we have to focus more resources up there. i still think it's crimes of opportunity, people see somebody walking down the street, night, by themselves, an easy target. >> let me ask you about a couple of cases. female jogger sexually assaulted. what is the status? >> an ongoing investigation. this past week, a couple of days ago, we put out a composite, a drawing of the suspect...
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grab the mums or others. 38 in washington, 38 bethesda. it is chilly 37 and 38 in gainesville and 39 in centreville. high yesterday up to 53. our average is 62. so we are definitely still on the cool side and that would be the trend throughout much of the week. we are tracking a storm system that could be moving south by tomorrow but eventually it will ride up the coast and bring in wet and windy weather for the middle of the week. today partly sunny and cool. high 47 to 52. let's check on traffic. >> it is a slow start. nice easy quiet. construction in tysons area wrapped up on the beltway on 66 toll road looks good. haven't picked up the last of the barrels on the maryland beltway. this is the beltway as you pass new hampshire on the way to 193 university boulevard left half blocked with the road work but just very light volume. just persistast new hampshire buzzing along. whaeten, glenmont, g. avenue fine. con avenue toward chevy chase all open. virginia beltway lanes open. no delays off 95. back to you. >> it is week seven for the seve
grab the mums or others. 38 in washington, 38 bethesda. it is chilly 37 and 38 in gainesville and 39 in centreville. high yesterday up to 53. our average is 62. so we are definitely still on the cool side and that would be the trend throughout much of the week. we are tracking a storm system that could be moving south by tomorrow but eventually it will ride up the coast and bring in wet and windy weather for the middle of the week. today partly sunny and cool. high 47 to 52. let's check on...
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the mess >>> at this hour, there are still some streets in the heart of downtown bethesda shut down because of a water main break. arlington road between old georgetown road and edge more lane is blocked for repairs. a ten inch main broke this morning. eight homes were affected. officials say they expect to reopen the road sometime tomorrow morning. police say they have the man responsible for attacking two women in the district last week. one of those attacks happened inside a howard university dorm room yesterday. howard officials tell us they are boosting security after the alleged assault. but as darcie spencer reports. students are still wondering how the suspect got into the dorm. >> a 19-year-old howard university student was raped here inside her dorm room at 1:15 friday afternoon. some students are asking how the suspect was able to get in the all women dorm and commit this violent crime. >> i do think the security really needs to step it up. it's really scary. >> police arrested the suspect friday night charging him with first degree sex assault. a police report obtained by news 4
the mess >>> at this hour, there are still some streets in the heart of downtown bethesda shut down because of a water main break. arlington road between old georgetown road and edge more lane is blocked for repairs. a ten inch main broke this morning. eight homes were affected. officials say they expect to reopen the road sometime tomorrow morning. police say they have the man responsible for attacking two women in the district last week. one of those attacks happened inside a howard...
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she swims for stone ridge in bethesda. naturally, she won the 200 meter. can you imagine competing against katie lidecki? she says she's still happy to be home. >> it's good to be here with my teammates, my friends, my supporters. it's a great feeling and a lot of fun. >> she also promoted a coat drive at the swim meet to get warm coats for catholic charities. >>> the wizards are still looking for their first win of the season. they dropped their sixth straight game, losing to the charlotte bobcats 92-76. trevor ariza led the team in scoring with 19 points. he was the only wizard to reach double digits. they travel to dallas to face the mavericks tonight. tip-off at 8:30. >>> today major league baseball will announce the cy young award winner. gio gonzalez is considered a contender. davey johnson not would the national league manager of the year. he guided the nationals to the playoffs his first year on the job. he won the honor in 1997 when he managed the orioles. he resigned the day he won over a dispute with the team's owner. johnson joked he hopes thin
she swims for stone ridge in bethesda. naturally, she won the 200 meter. can you imagine competing against katie lidecki? she says she's still happy to be home. >> it's good to be here with my teammates, my friends, my supporters. it's a great feeling and a lot of fun. >> she also promoted a coat drive at the swim meet to get warm coats for catholic charities. >>> the wizards are still looking for their first win of the season. they dropped their sixth straight game, losing...
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just in time for veterans day, this weekend, a new, bigger than usual base exchange store opened in bethesda on the campus of the national military medical hospital. fox's john hanrahan was there for the opening. >> reporter: a guy gigantic line of people assembled outside a new store in bethesda saturday, and when the ribbon was cut, the shoppers streamed into the newest naval exchange store in the world. many military posts offer retail stores, but the one now open on the campus of the walter reed national medical center in bethesda is different. >> there was a store here. it was about 40,000 square feet. this one's 150,000 square feet. so the entire previous store fit in our back room storage. >> reporter: the new navy exchange is designed differently, with many extra wide aisles to more easily accommodate wounded warriors. this on-post store features a food court and on its opening day, subway spokesman jared took a turn behind the counter. >> good enough to eat! >> reporter: it was clear from his speed, jared has made these subs before. among the other celebrities on hand for opening da
just in time for veterans day, this weekend, a new, bigger than usual base exchange store opened in bethesda on the campus of the national military medical hospital. fox's john hanrahan was there for the opening. >> reporter: a guy gigantic line of people assembled outside a new store in bethesda saturday, and when the ribbon was cut, the shoppers streamed into the newest naval exchange store in the world. many military posts offer retail stores, but the one now open on the campus of the...
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back over to our maps, 270 southbound, closer in, rockville, bethesda. over to the beltway and the american legion bridge. it is beginning to get a tiny bit heavy just past this point as you approach route 121. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:23. back to you guys. >>> the redskins trying to find a winning formula after losing to one of the worst teams. >>> we want to take another look at our question of the morning. the average american does this 256 times a year. blow their nose, donate to charity or cook a meal? >> tonya mccaulley wrote c. i doubt a. >> log onto the wusa9 facebook fan page and we'll reveal the answer during our 6:00 hour >>> ac 5:21. freeze warnings out here this morning. once the growing season is completely done, we don't worry about freeze warnings any more. through the morning just a couple of clouds still hanging out here with upper 30s by 9:00. we'll head toward lunch time 45, 46 or so and sunny in the afternoon. andrea and mike? >> the ravens come back from their game off and a big win. >> looking into into answers
back over to our maps, 270 southbound, closer in, rockville, bethesda. over to the beltway and the american legion bridge. it is beginning to get a tiny bit heavy just past this point as you approach route 121. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:23. back to you guys. >>> the redskins trying to find a winning formula after losing to one of the worst teams. >>> we want to take another look at our question of the morning. the average american does this 256 times a...
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fox 5s lauren demarco is live in bethesda tonight. lauren? >> reporter: the trail stretches from georgetown into silver spring. in the bethesda area, walkers, joggers, and bikers who use it are on edge. we want to look at the composite sketch released by police. they want to know if you recognize this man. he attacked a woman along the capital crescent trial october 21st. she was jogging in the area just south of massachusetts avenue between the fort summer -- sumner and westmoreland hills neighborhood. the 21-year-old told police she stopped for a group of deer when she was struck from behind in the head. when she awoke, she was in the bushes off of the trail and police are calling it a sexual assault. maryland national capitol park officers were patrolling the trail on horseback and bicycle and motorcycle. the attack happened around 7:00 p.m. in the evening. forty minutes after sunset and tonight we spoke with folks who used the trail. >> when i heard about it, i was alerted and kind of upset about it and yeah, was concerned about my kids w
fox 5s lauren demarco is live in bethesda tonight. lauren? >> reporter: the trail stretches from georgetown into silver spring. in the bethesda area, walkers, joggers, and bikers who use it are on edge. we want to look at the composite sketch released by police. they want to know if you recognize this man. he attacked a woman along the capital crescent trial october 21st. she was jogging in the area just south of massachusetts avenue between the fort summer -- sumner and westmoreland...
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temperatures, 46 in rockville and gaithersburg. 47 in bethesda as we are looking at 47 in vienna and fairfax a. little chilly out. there 49 at college park and 49 in bowie. so now cool weather will continue in early show -- an early shower tonight. still breezy tomorrow. dry morning commute. that will be nice. the kids will need their jackets again tomorrow and you will probably need your jacket too. for tonight, early shower or sprinkle. winds are westerly at 10 to 15. and now tomorrow morning, becoming partly cloudy. breezy, chilly. you will still need your jackets. northwest 10 to 15. by the afternoon, we can't shake these winds. partly cloudy, windy, cool. jacket is a good idea. highs are around 55. and occasionally it will be gusty with a small craft advisory for your bay and for tomorrow. now good news, the next three days. our weather alert codes, they are green. 54 tomorrow, returning partly cloudy. on saturday, 53, kind of cool. we've got the walk now for autism speaks at 10:00 on the mall. we'll see you there at 9:00 a.m. dress for the 30s and the 40s. cool on sunday, 58. b
temperatures, 46 in rockville and gaithersburg. 47 in bethesda as we are looking at 47 in vienna and fairfax a. little chilly out. there 49 at college park and 49 in bowie. so now cool weather will continue in early show -- an early shower tonight. still breezy tomorrow. dry morning commute. that will be nice. the kids will need their jackets again tomorrow and you will probably need your jacket too. for tonight, early shower or sprinkle. winds are westerly at 10 to 15. and now tomorrow...
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. >> we are in bethesda it is a happening spot. we are off wisconsin avenue near the tasty diner. i have a few layers on which is a good idea especially with the 30-degree readings. it is actually 42 degrees here. within the beltway, that is typical. let's talk about the extended forecast -- we will get more sunshine on the weekend and that will be welcome from this bilbray pattern we have been saying. -- for most of this grey pattern we are seeing. tuesday is closer to 50 degrees. there has been talk of a coastal storm system, the possibility of a more easter by the beginning of next week. -- a nor'easter next week. if it will affect our weather it looks like we would be looking at rain for the washington area and that would be mid-week. right now, all signs indicate that it would just be rain. fall back an hour before you go to bed saturday night because you gain an hour of sleep as we go back to standard time. also change the batteries in your carbon monoxide and smoke detectors saturday night. look at what that does to the sunrise, let's look at our traffic. >> it is a pretty
. >> we are in bethesda it is a happening spot. we are off wisconsin avenue near the tasty diner. i have a few layers on which is a good idea especially with the 30-degree readings. it is actually 42 degrees here. within the beltway, that is typical. let's talk about the extended forecast -- we will get more sunshine on the weekend and that will be welcome from this bilbray pattern we have been saying. -- for most of this grey pattern we are seeing. tuesday is closer to 50 degrees. there...
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some protested outside the bethesda facility yesterday. they say the company that contracts them hasn't paid since last month. the janitors want the government to pay them instead of going through a contractor. they also said, despite the protest, they probably won't strike out of concern for the patients. >>> with he expect a big announcement from a former state senator, virginia state senator today. jean marie davis is expected to declare she's running for lieutenant governor next year. that announcement will happen in richmond at 10:30. she's already created a website called jean marie 4 lg.com. she's married to former congressman tom davis. and most recently served as virginia liaison's office in d.c. >>> a health care organization will ask to increase maryland's tobacco tax. the maryland health care for all coalition is calling for a $1 increase in 2007. the legislature doubled the state's tobacco tax from $1 to $2. earlier this year, lawmakers voted in favor of tax increases on tobacco products other than cigarettes. many anti-smokin
some protested outside the bethesda facility yesterday. they say the company that contracts them hasn't paid since last month. the janitors want the government to pay them instead of going through a contractor. they also said, despite the protest, they probably won't strike out of concern for the patients. >>> with he expect a big announcement from a former state senator, virginia state senator today. jean marie davis is expected to declare she's running for lieutenant governor next...
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let's not forget the government industry groups, such as the bethesda chapter of a company ththat raised $800,000 for the children's wing at nih. the next time you read about an egregious act by someonen th government, , there e are far m more instanances that mayay not this year, america's privately-owned frfreight raroads plan to spend $23 billion on their network. that's like building 4 nat's stadiums, 5 wilson bridges, and 8 dc convention centers...all in onene year. and not a penny of it comes from taxpayers. at kaiser permanente, we've made major advancements in reducing du the incidents of broken bones in seniors. we've received recognition for getting hypertension under control for over 80% of our members. we've made significant advances in asthma, immunization and maternity care. and j.d. powss and associates ranked us highest in member satisfaction among health plans in the virginia/maryland/d.c. region. we're focusing on the big things so you can enjoy the little things. kaiser permanente. thrive. woman, opening door: hey, hon. hey! heab baby. [ stararts car ] were you eating
let's not forget the government industry groups, such as the bethesda chapter of a company ththat raised $800,000 for the children's wing at nih. the next time you read about an egregious act by someonen th government, , there e are far m more instanances that mayay not this year, america's privately-owned frfreight raroads plan to spend $23 billion on their network. that's like building 4 nat's stadiums, 5 wilson bridges, and 8 dc convention centers...all in onene year. and not a penny of it...
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our next question is from both robin in bethesda and susan in college park. both want to know is there a problem with the safety of tapwater during storms like sandy? why were you advising us to fill up water bought sxlz bathbathtu? we spoke with the water authority officials for this answer. they will tell us while drinking water is not always affected by power outages or flooding it can be. a catastrophic power outage that affects pumping stations can mean a loss of pressure to the water supply system. so can a water main break, it does the same thing. in both cases a loss of pressure means there is a greater health risk and sometimes water authorities do have to issue a boil water alert. that did not happen with sandy. but in advance of any storm it's always good to collect clean water for drinking and bathing just in case. >> to be on the safe side. last question comes from t. marie in frederick county, maryland. she wants to know if her gas fireplace is on when the power goes out will it continue to burn without electricity and give her some heat? >> she
our next question is from both robin in bethesda and susan in college park. both want to know is there a problem with the safety of tapwater during storms like sandy? why were you advising us to fill up water bought sxlz bathbathtu? we spoke with the water authority officials for this answer. they will tell us while drinking water is not always affected by power outages or flooding it can be. a catastrophic power outage that affects pumping stations can mean a loss of pressure to the water...
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lawyers for the bethesda man imprisoned in cuba have contacted an anti-torture expert for the u.n. for help. alan gross has spent nearly three years in a cuban jail. in that time, he's lost more than 100 pounds and has developed other medical conditions. in a letter made public yesterday, a lawyer for gross says, if he continues to be denied proper medical care, his treatment will, quote, surely amount to torture. earlier this year, the 63-year-old gross developed a mass behind his shoulder that u.s. doctors he has not been treated for. gross is serving a 15-year sentence for what cuba calls crimes against the state, charges gross denies. >>> new this morning, d.c. firefighters are trying to figure out what sparked the flames in northwest washington. this is at the intersection of 14th and spring street just before midnight. the building was full of smoke. we're told the fire started in the basement and was quickly put out. no one was hurt. montgomery county firefighters are also trying to figure out what sparked this fire in dickerson. firefighters posted this photo on twitter. th
lawyers for the bethesda man imprisoned in cuba have contacted an anti-torture expert for the u.n. for help. alan gross has spent nearly three years in a cuban jail. in that time, he's lost more than 100 pounds and has developed other medical conditions. in a letter made public yesterday, a lawyer for gross says, if he continues to be denied proper medical care, his treatment will, quote, surely amount to torture. earlier this year, the 63-year-old gross developed a mass behind his shoulder...
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could play a problem on river road that everybody takes in there bethesda and rockville. it's quite the sight to see as they film a movie here in po toe ma' mack, maryland. >> maybe you can get a supporting role. >> reporter: i'll try. i'll get back with you on that one. >>> new this morning, a search for five teenagers who d.c. police believe shot a man in southeast near the marylan line. he was shot after midnight. he is in critical condition. police believe all five teenagers may be armed. they found a sweatshirt with a gun magazine near the scene. the time is ten minutes after 11:00. >> i'm really proud of all of you. >> his softer side. a new video shows the president all choked up. >>> the new video game that may reveal more information than the when we switched to fios, we got better tv, better phone, better internet. it was like somebody like took our computer, shook all the junk out of it. we're actually getting more for our money with fios. [ male announcer ] it's time to get more for your money. upgrade to verizon fios internet, tv and phone with our best price
could play a problem on river road that everybody takes in there bethesda and rockville. it's quite the sight to see as they film a movie here in po toe ma' mack, maryland. >> maybe you can get a supporting role. >> reporter: i'll try. i'll get back with you on that one. >>> new this morning, a search for five teenagers who d.c. police believe shot a man in southeast near the marylan line. he was shot after midnight. he is in critical condition. police believe all five...
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right which we found out. >> reporter: check stations like this one at fitzgerald auto mall in north bethesda are held around the country. and the checks are free. >> see how that's twisted? we've got to get that straight. >> reporter: nationally certified car seat technicians teach parents the proper way to install the seats. >> turn this around. that looks good. this doesn't look good. >> a lot of times there are so many little details to look at, that it gives them great peace of mind when they come here and know it's done properly. >> the number one cause of fatalities for children between ages 1 and 13 is traffic crashes. it's a huge issue for us. >> reporter: david strickland is the administrator of the national highway traffic safety administration. >> not being properly belted in could be the difference between a child having no injuries and having a child have severe injuries. >> reporter: getting children properly belted is confusing. the safest seat depends on the weight and height of your child. then there's rear facing, forward facing, booster seats, and how they hook into differ
right which we found out. >> reporter: check stations like this one at fitzgerald auto mall in north bethesda are held around the country. and the checks are free. >> see how that's twisted? we've got to get that straight. >> reporter: nationally certified car seat technicians teach parents the proper way to install the seats. >> turn this around. that looks good. this doesn't look good. >> a lot of times there are so many little details to look at, that it gives...
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. >> hundreds working and walter reed national military medical center in bethesda say they have not been paid in two weeks. the union says the contractor told the employee use the one not being paid because the governor -- government has not paid them. they have not commented on the situation but the union says it has filed a complaint with the department of labour. >> new this morning -- the month -- montgomery county fire officials working to find the cause of a fire that destroyed a home in dickerson. the fire department tweeted these photos of the house completely engulfed in flames. fortunately, no injuries. new video just in of a fire in swevern, maryland. at the live desk. >> you could see from these pictures new video into the newsroom, the fire burned through this anne arundel county home. it brought 70 firefighters and 20 pieces of equipment to while away in severn. they immediately requested for a second alarm for help. officials said the family of three who live inside the home were able to evacuate themselves after hearing the smoke alarms and: 911. it took about an hou
. >> hundreds working and walter reed national military medical center in bethesda say they have not been paid in two weeks. the union says the contractor told the employee use the one not being paid because the governor -- government has not paid them. they have not commented on the situation but the union says it has filed a complaint with the department of labour. >> new this morning -- the month -- montgomery county fire officials working to find the cause of a fire that...
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one more last live look outside if you're planning to head here on the beltway at bradley boulevard, bethesda, this is a good indication of the entire western stretch of the beltway through tysons corner and beyond. i'll be back with more traffic coming up in my next report. back to you guys. >>> a show recovery begins from -- slow recovery begins if superstorm sandy. the u.s. death toll is now at 64. the estimates of destruction and economic fallout are running around $55 billion. a part of new york's subway system is expected to be in operation today and once submerged laguardia airport will reopen at 7:00 with very limited service. >> much lower manhattan though is still in the dark. thousands of residents in hoboken new jersey across the river from manhattan have been given ready to eat meals and other supplies from the national guard. along the new jersey shore, president obama and governor chris christie took a helicopter hour of the storm damage because that's the only way to see it. >> kristin fisher is here with us this morning and kristin, you were out in the field. you were in reho
one more last live look outside if you're planning to head here on the beltway at bradley boulevard, bethesda, this is a good indication of the entire western stretch of the beltway through tysons corner and beyond. i'll be back with more traffic coming up in my next report. back to you guys. >>> a show recovery begins from -- slow recovery begins if superstorm sandy. the u.s. death toll is now at 64. the estimates of destruction and economic fallout are running around $55 billion. a...
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looking good in bethesda as well. no issues on 95 in from baltimore, the bw parkway and route 50 look good through cheverly. if you're planning to head in from southern maryland looking good as well. let's take a live look here on 66 again at blake lane. that's where you're going to find just a few brake lights as you head for the beltway. otherwise lanes are open heading for the roosevelt bridge. i'll be back at 6:00 with more. in the meantime in this morning's extra mile report, today virginia officials will cut the ribbon for the 495 express lanes project. this will be the ceremonial opening for the new lanes. a rolling message truck is helping commuters count down the days until the lanes open for real this time. the lanes are intended to improve traffic flow on the beltway from springfield through tysons corner to the dulles access road. >> i work two miles away from my condo here in tysons. sometimes i can take over 20 minutes to get two miles which is nuts. >> it is nuts. anyone with an e-zpass or smarttag will
looking good in bethesda as well. no issues on 95 in from baltimore, the bw parkway and route 50 look good through cheverly. if you're planning to head in from southern maryland looking good as well. let's take a live look here on 66 again at blake lane. that's where you're going to find just a few brake lights as you head for the beltway. otherwise lanes are open heading for the roosevelt bridge. i'll be back at 6:00 with more. in the meantime in this morning's extra mile report, today...
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. >> i went down into the bethesda station this morning at 9:00 and there was many people leaving, going in. and when the train arrived it was packed. only a few people could get on. today there was clearly a real rewup. >> reporter: at the dreen belt station, passengers headed toward college station were not happy to hear about single tracking delays. add in a modified holiday schedule for metro buses, and it was delays all the way around. >> how long have you been waiting? >> a long time. >> reporter: as one person pointed out today, the track work, the delays are necessary. there's important safety work that metro has to do. it's frustrating for everyone. but we're told it will all end at the close of the system tonight. jackie bensen, news4. >>> two people are dead after a tractor-trailer and truck collided here in frederick county this afternoon. one other was seriously injured. the vehicles crashed here at route 75, and ed mclean road in monrovia. the tractor-trailer overturned, spilling some of its cargo down a hill. >>> get ready, we've got a major temperature change coming, and
. >> i went down into the bethesda station this morning at 9:00 and there was many people leaving, going in. and when the train arrived it was packed. only a few people could get on. today there was clearly a real rewup. >> reporter: at the dreen belt station, passengers headed toward college station were not happy to hear about single tracking delays. add in a modified holiday schedule for metro buses, and it was delays all the way around. >> how long have you been waiting?...
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in bethesda, bruce leshan, 9news now. >> we are with you bruce. his contractor is telling him it may be just a matter of months. topper. >> my heart goes tout bruce, of course, and it's why erica and howard and i, we sound like a broken record that night, both before the storm and during the symptoms, not to sleep upstairs. that's a textbook reason why we kept saying it. 25 miles per hour wind gusts at national, 7 in gaithersburg, 17 in manassas. the good news is it will slowly diminish. temperatures chilly, 45 in frederick, 43 in leesburg. your wake-up weather, 30s to start, 7:00 still 30s, 9:00 38 to about 48. we'll come back and put the finishing touches on a very nice weekend forecast. >> thank you, top. >>> a bus driver who fell asleep behind the wheel last year on i-95 has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter. four people died and 49 others were hurt when the driver lost control of his bus last may. the tour group was off to new york city when the driver dozed off and ran into a barrier before the bus flipped over. the national transpo
in bethesda, bruce leshan, 9news now. >> we are with you bruce. his contractor is telling him it may be just a matter of months. topper. >> my heart goes tout bruce, of course, and it's why erica and howard and i, we sound like a broken record that night, both before the storm and during the symptoms, not to sleep upstairs. that's a textbook reason why we kept saying it. 25 miles per hour wind gusts at national, 7 in gaithersburg, 17 in manassas. the good news is it will slowly...
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he was supposed to take over as ceo for the bethesda based company in january but the company instead asked him to resign immediately. >>> the week ahead is all about the fiscalff cli and how to get washington to work together to avoid plunging right over the edge. president obama will host several important meetings at the white house next week to try to resolve the issue. on wednesday president obama will meet with business leaders to get their perspective on what needs to be done. then he is going to meet with congressional leaders from both parties on friday. it's clear, however, that there is still a lot of ground to make up to reach a deal. >> i'm open to compromise. i'm open to new ideas. i'm committed to solving our fiscal challenges. but i refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. >> everyone wants to get our onomy moving again. everyone wants to get more americans back to work again. raising tax rates will slow down our ability to create the jobs everyone says they want. >> the automatic spending cuts and tax hikes will go into effect january 1st if nothing is done.
he was supposed to take over as ceo for the bethesda based company in january but the company instead asked him to resign immediately. >>> the week ahead is all about the fiscalff cli and how to get washington to work together to avoid plunging right over the edge. president obama will host several important meetings at the white house next week to try to resolve the issue. on wednesday president obama will meet with business leaders to get their perspective on what needs to be done....
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line of people assembled outside a new store in bethesda saturday. when the ribbon was cut, the shoppers streamed into the newest naval exchange store in the world. many offer retail stores but the one opened in walter reed is different. >> there was a store here >> it's about 40,000 square feet. this one is 150,000 square feet. the entire previous store fit in our back room storage. >> the new anyyeah exchange is designed differently with many extra wide aisles to more easily accommodate wounded warriors. this onpost store it features a food court and on its opening day, subway spokesman j. c. hayward took a turn behind the counter. >> good enough to eat. good enough to eat. >> reporter: it it was clear from his speed that j. c. hayward had made these before. among the other celebrities on hand for opening day, fitness guru denise austin and cable tv chef robert irvine who interrupted his book signing to remember this weekend marks the 237th birthday. >> happy birthday, marine corps. go navy. >> the huge navy exchange is very green in its design. th
line of people assembled outside a new store in bethesda saturday. when the ribbon was cut, the shoppers streamed into the newest naval exchange store in the world. many offer retail stores but the one opened in walter reed is different. >> there was a store here >> it's about 40,000 square feet. this one is 150,000 square feet. the entire previous store fit in our back room storage. >> the new anyyeah exchange is designed differently with many extra wide aisles to more easily...